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Chapter 55
i nas down the alley desple everything inside me objecting, I didn’t want to leave Hunter behind and despite what he had told me. I knew he wasn’t right behind me. I could hear the gunshots as i jushed out on the main street. For second I thought about burning back, but Hunter had told me not to. He was risking his life to keep me. If I went running back in the situation I would vely make things worse. He had told me top, to get to say, and that is what I would do. I didn’t want to take the cab he had ordered, he had told me not to get into closed spaces and I had an idea who the driver wear. Hunter said to get home or to his office, I could do that. The thought of his office made me remember the phone I was clutching in my hand. As I started to speed walk in the dection of Hunter apartment I turned off the speaker mode and held it to my e
“Laton?” I asked, surprised my voice obeyed me.
“Ha! is happening?” Jason’s voice was strady and
calm but it hold determination
“We were on our way home for the restaurant and
surrounded by men. I think it was eight of them, but there could have been more. Hunter told me to run. He that two men so I could escape and he stayed to block their way I think. There were a lot of gunshots” old him. Trying to tell the story in meat of an orderly fashion, but facts just kept popping into my brain at random. “They were Aksaker’s men, they had the Loren,” | added
“I heard,” lason confirmed. “We are you?” he asked, I knew I could trust Jason But what if someone was listening to me? The scolded myself. If they were close enough to be latening to what I was saying, they would already know where I was.
“On my way down 12th street. 1 held him.
“Okay, there will be a car there in a moment to pick you up. The car will look like the one Hanter is driving, the men in the car will hold up a phone on speaker and I will be at the other end of it Don’t get into any other he ordered
The men will take you to
take you to Hunter’s place and they will stay outside the apartment to make sure you are safe until this is solved,” he continued
“Um. Could we go to the office instead? aked.
“The office?”
“That’s where yo
udare you are right?”
“I will be in a moment” be confirmed.
“Then that is when I want to go as well. You are going to help Hunter, right?” Lasked
“Of course, our man one almost at his cation as we speak. Okay, I got it. I guess you are just a safe here in his apartment. But when he asks why you are here and not resting comfortably in your bed, you will have to tell him you forced me to let you see here,” lason said.
“Deal,” I told him without hesitation
“The car will be with you in live minutes. Do you want me to stay on the line with you until then?” he asked.
“No. You go and do what you need to do to help Hunt. I’ll be fine.” I said with more curhdence than I felt. We said goodbye and hung up. Lincked around, the sidewalk had people walking up and down despite the late mening. Cars were driving past and tried to look at everyone, trying to judge if they were a threat or not. To be honest, I had no idea what to look for. But I kept at it until 1 same a leback SUV pull to the side just in front of me. I prepared to run the other direction as the deer rolled down his window. I had a feeling I recognised him from when I met with Alsakos. Be held up a phone.
“Hana, these men will take to our office,” las rounded the phone. “Iven if Hantar will kill me for ” he added with a sigh,
“Thank you, beson,” I mid. As if it had been the password, the back door opened and a man got out and helped me into the car. I found myself sandwiched bauen two men dressed in tactical gear. It hit me how serious this was when Jason had sent a fall team ready for anything. As I felt safe my mind switched from survival to ansirty, I didn’t know what had happened to Hinter and my mind tortured me try making up now, homifying stones fch guilty for loving him behind, despite knowing there have nothing I could have done to help him. Most like I would just have pocken in his way I was clumsy and had no idea of what to do in a gunfight. I tried to take deep breaths and try to think positive. When we got to the office, Jason would tell me the men had wached Hunter and he was on her way to the office as well. When the car parked and we all got out, the men escorted me to the elevabur and two of them got in with me while he stayed behind. Jason stood waiting as we ached the floor where he and Hunter had their office. My mouth didn’t work, I was deadly afraid of asking what was happening. I just looked at him.
“Let’s go into Hunter’s office. Clair is getting some for you,” Javon said. The two men stayed behand as laser bed me away. I turned my head.
“Thank you,” I mid to them. They gave me a weak smile and nodded. Inside Hunter’s of, to lead me to the couch and made me sit down, Clair walled in not long after and handed me mug with piping hot be
“It will be okay,” she told me, pulled my shoulder and left.
I asked. My gut feeling told me much, as did all the sympathetic looks every
“It’s bad isn’t it?” I as
everyone was giving me.
but it could h
be worse, lason said. I nodded. “When them got to Hunter’s location there was no one there. No injured or dead men, notanders. Hunter,” he told me
arth in that led as could be worse? I asked.
“If they had killed him, we would have found Huster’s body on the site. They wouldn’t have bothered to bring it with the and there too little time to dispose of it,” Inson said and even Hagh it was good news, kind of, I would have prefered to not know things like that.
Chapter 55
“Okay. So you think they took him?” I asked, trying to push my squeamish nature to the side
“Yes. Most likely the leader of the group didn’t want to tell Aksak they came back empty handed. Hunter would be better than nothing.” Iason said,
“Do we think he is okay?” Jason sighed at my question. “You need to be honest with me, lason, I won’t like it, and there is a slight chance it will cause a breakdown. But I need to know so I can prepare mysel” insisted. He nodded.
“I can’t see Hunter giving up and going with them. If they could take him, something had to have forced him into that situation.”
“You think he was hurt and got overpowered?
“Most likely, there was a lot of blood on the scene, it’s hard to know if any of it came from him. Even if he was unharmed when they took him, the likelihood he will stay that way is small. Alrakov won’t be happy to have his plan rained. For one reason he wants you and he might fonos Hunter to tell them where to find you,” Jason said.
“Tortore?” asked in an utteady voice.
“Yes. Don’t worry, it won’t be the first time Hantos has been in this situation,”
“Why would that make me worry any less?”
“Right. Good point. What I meant was, he knows us are coming for him and he can handle it. The good news is that we know who has got him. Aksakov feels safe because we have never interfered with his business. He thinks he is too powerful, that we won’t dare to go against him. He is wrong. We haven’t gone after him because we see no point in it. Someone else will just take his place But now he has declared war. That is a dangerous thing to do when the people you are fighting have been though actual wars. Don’t worry, Hana. We will get Hunter back,” Jason told me.
“Okay. Thank you,” I said, looking into my mug with tea
“You did the right thing by running,” he said. I looked up at him. “Hunter told you to run, you can. That was the right thing to do. Hunter would have known it was the only way or be would have never left you to get to safety on your own. You did good.” I nodded and felt the tears well up in my eyes. I felt weak and useless as all could do was to sit and try over tea as Jason awkwardly patted me on my back. 11 was the uncomfortable look on his face that snapped me out of my pity party, I had to giggle at hose out of place he looked trying to comfort me.
“I’m sorry, thank you for letting member mye foal better.” I told him
“It’s okay. You have had a long day. Why don’t you rest here for a while. Or you could use one of the overnight rooms we have,” he offered
“I tisini: I will stay here,” I said. It made me feel a little better being some associated with Huster.
you know the moment I gat new information
Thank you, lason. For everything” He just shrugged and left. I saw a folded knitted, lilac blanket hanging over the back of the couch. It hadn’t been there earlier and I smiled as I took off my cardigan and laid down on the couch and pulled the blanket over me. I had to be one of the blankets he had bought for me. The thought made my heart hurt. 1 backed the blanket closet and imagined it to be Hunter’s es around n
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